The reason why marriage came before the state is because the countries came from the families that formed the countries.
The Church predates the state. That’s the point. Marriage came from the Church, not the state.
Everything I’ve posted is 100 percent factual. If you don’t like it then you need to read up on the history of Europe.
The state can no more dictate to the Church on this issue, since the state decided to recognise what the church was already doing.
The Church doesn’t need permission from the state to perform the sacrament. At the moment the state recognises the sacrament, but that may change.
Why let them sever this? What do we have to gain except perhaps some temporary comfort?